Loss of consortium! I KNEW there was a fancy tort term for that.

You were wrong and must suffer the wrath of annoying teen wizards.

The lawsuit re: Shannon Doherty makes a lot of sense. It’s not just about sex. It’s about spousal support and companionship. Basically, it allows a spouse or partner to sue for damages based on the harm caused to them (usually mental and emotional) as a result of injury to their partner. In his case, her management…

Watch Wizards of Waverly Place?

2013-2014. That was the one. Last year was meh. The one before was the one where my kids didn’t have a snow day but FIVE TOO DAMN COLD DAYS off from school and it was snowing into May. Northern MN was colder than parts of the surface of Mars.

Where I live (and where I grew up) a lot of non-Catholics attend private Catholic schools for various non-religious reasons.

My local library (bless them) has a great E-book lending program and an EXTENSIVE romance /erotic fiction (actual category) collection.

Or to infuse oil with garlic.

My favorite punishment for when my older son was being a little shit to his sister - he wasn’t allowed to pick the tv show for a week. This was before he had a phone so the actual tv was the only screen. It was brutally effective.

Romance novels are why I wanted to visit Scotland.

My mom was a huge Danielle Steele and Judith Krantz fan. She bought those in hardcover. I would take the the dust jackets off, out another book inside, and sneak the Krantz books up to my room. Very educational. My mom never seemed to mind but flipped a gasket when she caught me reading a romance novel with Fabio on…

We got new gloves yesterday and wool socks! Bring it on winter, I want to cross-country ski and snowshoe and ice skate.

I know! My son still hasn’t worn his new winter coat. I just got my wool sweaters out this weekend. I shoveled on Sunday but everything melted. There are negatives in the forecast for next week, though.

Fleece and wool and nylon/goretex to block the wind. And a good pair of boots.

Layer layer layer.

He also has family money. Plus, he had a signing bonus and a guaranteed contract when he was drafted. He got paid several million dollars even though he suuuucked.

It reminded me of these old Mormon ads so I was expecting something innocuous.

I was waiting for to be a boy or someone of a different race. Wasn’t expecting the shooter.

This is totally the best thing about this movie. As if Massholes needed another thing to rage about.

If you work for a company that matches gifts, don’t forgot to take advantage. You’ll have to check the eligibility rules (usually max donation per person per year and minimum gifts) and do a little extra paperwork, but it means extra money for your charity.